After Which You Will Personally Get To Use The Entire 88-Foot Tree As Kindling To Light 100-Dollar Bills That You Will In Turn Use To Light Your Cigars
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Posted: November 20th, 2006 | Filed under: Class War, New York, New York, It's A Wonderful Town!Getting to watch the annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in person can be tough: too many people, too many VIPs, too little space.
But for this year’s ceremony on Nov. 29 there’s a better way — the Rock Center Holiday Package for two.
It includes a vintage Rolls-Royce limo, a helicopter, a fancy lunch, a duplex penthouse suite in the Buckingham Hotel and some truffled snacks. And the whole deal will only set you back $75,000.
The package will be available to one couple daily from Nov. 29 through Jan. 8, when the tree comes down, said Neil Alumkal, vice president of 5W Public Relations.
Each couple will be driven in a vintage Rolls limo from their area home to the Buckingham Hotel, where they will check into the Martinelli Penthouse, decorated with their very own replica of the 88-foot Christmas tree.
Next comes a private lunch at the Rock Center Cafe with a menu of their own making, overlooking the famous rink, on which, after lunch, they will be able to skate alone, just the two of them.
Then it’s on to the chopper, with a stop at the Sea Grill, where Chef Ed Brown will personally deliver an array of white truffle snacks for the couple to nibble on as they circle Manhattan and view the tree from the sky.
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“The couples will take away endless memories of the most glamorous experience of their lives,” [Buckingham Hotel managing partner Stephen] Shapiro said yesterday. “What could be more glamorous than a penthouse in the middle of Manhattan?”